How to copy all character + addons settings

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Hi, I have a character with different addons, UI, keybinds and all other settings on the current Classic (Vanilla) server. I’m gonna start playing SoM and I’m wondering if there’s an option to completely copy all the settings from the current character to the new one so when I enter the game, the UI and all other settings (sound, graphics, keybind, hide helm, cloak etc) will look identically.

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I think it is the same folder as the classic era so it will use the same addons and things you have there. I read or watch a stream with someone saying that. Can`t remember where now.

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Ahoy !

Addon configurations are saved into the WTF/Account subfolders in the form of .lua files.

Addons can save configurations either globally or on a character basis.
Here is an explanation of what you will find inside :

Per-character settings for each individual addon :

<WOW_ROOT_DIR>\WTF\Account\<LICENSE_NAME>\<REALM_NAME>\<CHARACTER_NAME>\SavedVariables\<ADDON_NAME>.lua

Per-account settings for each individual addon, A.K.A global :

<WOW_ROOT_DIR>\WTF\Account\<LICENSE_NAME>\SavedVariables\<ADDON_NAME>.lua

Blizzard’s saved variables (not for third party addons) :

<WOW_ROOT_DIR>\WTF\Account\<LICENSE_NAME>\SavedVariables.lua

Where :

  • <WOW_ROOT_DIR is your World of Warcraft flavour (retail, classic, classic_era…) root installation directory.
  • <LICENSE_NAME> is your World of Warcraft license, usually a random number if your account has been created after Wrath of the Lich King. If you don’t know it just discover every of them and find out which contain the addon configurations you intend to save.
  • <REALM_NAME> is obvious.
  • <CHARACTER_NAME> is obvious.
  • <ADDON_NAME> is obvious.

Any encountered .bak file is just a an automatic back-up created when an addon is updating its configuration, you won’t need it apart if you want to restore the previous configuration. They tend to be quickly overwritten though so don’t rely on them too often. Best is to always make your own back-ups.

Based on this, you should be able to restore your configuration.
Please keep in mind that addon configurations between different versions of the game are not necessarily the same but it is very common, so giving it a shot (after doing a save of your current files) can be an option.

For more informations see https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Saving_variables_between_game_sessions

And remember,

The Brotherhood shall prevail !

Edwin VanCleef, < Defias Kingpin >.

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I copied the files from one location to another with those exact locations and it didn’t work for the addon profiles or the game settings. Sorry.

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Without any context it will be hard to understand why it didn’t work. Sorry.

Different game versions / addon versions might make this fail. It’s something to do separately for each addon and see what works and what doesn’t. When it’s worth.

Usually it’s just better starting from scratch to make sure everything is alright.

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I copied the whole of the Saved Variables files for the account, realm and character folders. The addons where already there.

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Can you elaborate on which game versions being the source (classic_era, classic (tbc)) and which being the target ?

Also, many addons ?

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All were in the Classic_Era folder, the target was in the same folder but in the SoM realm. I only have one character in SoM. There are about 6 or 7 addons.

_classic_era_\WTF\Account\SoMRealmName\Saved Variables is the location there were copied to and _classic_era_\WTF\Account\Classic_Era_Realm_Name\Saved Variables and in the character folder too.

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The only things I can think about are :

  • Addons also save configurations globally and for now you only have only copied your realm/character configurations. Make sure to copy both.
  • Some .bak restoration files were present in your target directory before merging. Make sure to delete your SOM configurations first (both realm and global configurations, make a backup if you have a doubt) before copying.

If this still doesn’t work then sorry but this worked as expected for me.

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classic era addons.

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Addon configurations quite often stay the same.

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